Post update 4/21/2021 based on comment from Will Hornsby noting that all trade name bans have been or are in the process of being eliminated.
LegalZoom. HelloDivorce. HelloPreNup.
One reason that we as lawyers know that these companies aren’t law firms is because they operate under trade names – which many jurisdictions
Fifteen years ago, I was one of the first handful of forward-looking lawyers to embrace the Internet as a tool for marketing a solo or small firm practice. For starters, robust websites, blogs and social media enabled lawyers to really engage and educate consumers in a far more meaningful way than a screaming CALL-YOUR-LAWYER 911!!
Back in 2018, I reviewed Briefcatch, a supercool word add-on editing tool invented by legal writing guru Ross Guberman that that makes intelligent proofing and style suggestions and assigns a grade to your writing. While I raved about the product in my original post, alas, as a Mac user, I was never able
So. Are you interested in starting your own law firm, but have no idea where to start?
Or maybe you went a little further and registered for a CLE on starting a firm only to find that the program devolved to war stories with not much in the way of practical advice. You may have
If you’ve read my stuff, you know I’m not a fan of a formal business plan as a prerequisite to starting a law firm. For starters, in today’s fast changing world, a business plan can change even as you’re writing it. Plus, a formal plan lends itself to extensive research and analysis/paralysis which holds